Exploring the Relationship between EFL Learners’ Use of Vocabulary Learning Strategies and their Vocabulary knowledge”

Abstract

Vocabulary is the core component of language; successful communication cannot take place without sufficient vocabulary knowledge. The current study aims at exploring the relationship between vocabulary knowledge of EFL university students majoring in English and their use of vocabulary learning strategies. More specifically, it aims at investigating the students’vocabulary knowledge as well as their use of vocabulary learning strategies. Moreover, it aims at identifying any significant differences in the use of vocabulary learning strategies between two categories of students: those who have sufficient and those who have insufficient vocabulary knowledge